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Collapse OS is an open-source operating system for a post-apocalyptic future

Wondering what kind of operating system you would use in a post-apocalyptic world after the collapse of society might sound like kind of a low priority. But that’s because you’re not actually in the situation and don’t have to worry about how humankind can make a go

Roku updates streaming players and operating system

Roku is putting out two updated versions of its Roku Express and Ultra streaming players along with announcing Roku OS 9.2, an update arriving in the coming weeks. The new Roku Express, priced at $29.99, is 10% smaller than its predecessor and can be fully powered by

Volkswagen’s bold plan to create a new car operating system

FRANKFURT, GERMANY—The cars we drive are increasingly defined as much by the software they run as their engines or chassis. It started slowly. Discrete electronic control units started to appear under the hood, controlling fuel management or anti-lock brakes. New functions required new code, run on new

Huawei unveils new operating system — HarmonyOS

The launch took place at the Huawei Developer Conference in China’s Dongguan. Huawei on Friday unveiled its operating system, HarmonyOS, which the Chinese telecom and electronics gear maker described as a microkernel-based distributed operating system that can be used across a range of devices and platforms. It,

Innogy steps foot into the world’s first intelligent mobility operating system

The $17.5 million investment made in Swiss-based Teralytics AG was done via the utility’s venture capital investment arm Innogy Ventures. Teralytics is building a platform which leverages telecom network data to provide advanced mobility analytics. The platform uses data science and machine learning algorithms to help cities

Huawei likely to release phone with in-house operating system in 2019

In May 2019 the US government banned Huawei from using any software or hardware created by American companies, meaning its popular line of phones could no longer use Android as an operation system. Now, in response, Chinese state-run media publication Global Times said that, yes, Huawei is in the process

Forget Windows, Linux or MacOS: Try these alternative operating systems

No Windows, no Linux, no macOS: is there really a desktop operating system that’s worth using outside of the big three? We’ve set out to answer that question, and while there are no absolute definitive answers here – everyone’s use case is different, after all – we’ve discovered ten distinct

Huawei’s Android-based operating system might launch alongside the Mate 30 Pro

We’ve known for a long time that Huawei is working on its own operating systems that could be used on devices if it ever had to replace Android and Windows. That scenario unfolded a few weeks ago when the Trump administration placed China’s largest smartphone vendor on

THE OS/2 OPERATING SYSTEM DIDN’T DIE… IT WENT UNDERGROUND

One problem with building things using state-of-the-art techniques is that sometimes those that look like they will be “the next big thing” turn out to be dead ends. Next thing you know, that hot new part or piece of software is hard to get or unmaintained. This

Huawei’s Operating System Might Replace Android For Good

Before we dive into the details of how can it be possible, let’s go back to 2012 where building their own operating system to overcome the dependency on Android was a long due plan of Huawei. It all started with ArkOS, the first prototype of Huawei’s own